Change a site's title, description, logo, and site information settings

You can change the logo, title, and other settings for SharePoint in Microsoft 365 team or SharePoint 2019 communication sites.

Change the title, description, and other site information for your SharePoint in Microsoft 365 team or communication site

1. Select Settings, and then select Site information.
   

2. Make changes to the following fields, as necessary:

   • Site name (required)
   • Site description
   • Hub site association
     Select a SharePoint hub site to associate with your existing site.
   • Privacy settings (team sites only):
     select Public to allow anyone in your organization to access your site; select Private if you only want members to access your site.

   

   Note

   If the Hub site association option is greyed out or no sites are listed there, you might not have permission to associate sites with a hub site or your organization might not be using hub sites. Partner with your SharePoint admin to set up your SharePoint hub site.

3. When finished making your edits, select Save.

Change the logo for your SharePoint in Microsoft 365 team or communication site

1. Select Settings, and then select Change the look.

   Note

   In the following example, we're showing how to make changes to a team site using admin permissions. If you don't see Change the look, you might not have permissions to customize the SharePoint site name and description. Contact the site owner either to get permissions to make the changes yourself or to have the changes made for you. For more information, see Managing site permissions.

   

2. Select Header.
   

3. In the Display section under Site logo, select Change.
   

   Note

   To ensure that your icon renders properly, pick one that fits within the range of 64 x 64 pixels to 192 x 64 pixels (width x height). The Site logo will appear in the site header. The Site logo thumbnail image will appear in searches, on the site card, and anywhere else a square logo is needed.

4. Locate the image being used for your logo from your computer. For a list of recommended image sizes and accepted formats, see Customize your SharePoint site.

5. After changing the logo, select Save.

   Important

   • SharePoint in Microsoft 365 team sites that are connected to a Microsoft 365 group use the same logo as the Microsoft 365 group.
   • When you change the logo for your SharePoint group-connected team site, the logo for the corresponding Microsoft 365 group will also change.
   • The process for changing the logo for a SharePoint in Microsoft 365 communication site and a SharePoint team site that's not connected to a Microsoft 365 group is the same. In this case, only the site logo changes.

Apply a SharePoint site template

SharePoint offers several site templates that contain pre-populated pages, page templates, news post templates, and web parts that can be customized to fit the needs of your organization.

1. Select Settings, and then select Apply a site template.
   

2. In the Select a template window, select the template you want.
   

3. A preview of the template with additional information will appear. Select Use template to apply the template to your site.

   

For more information about SharePoint templates, see Apply and customize SharePoint site templates.

Manage site permissions

Site permission levels are based on SharePoint permission groups. Members of a SharePoint permission group can either visit the site without editing it (Site visitors), edit the site (Site members), or have full control of the site (Site owners).

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.
   

2. Here you can add members and manage permission levels, sharing permissions, and guest expiration.

   

3. If you have additional groups or people that you'd like to give permissions to the site, select Advanced permissions settings.

For more information, see Sharing and permissions.

Invite people to your SharePoint team site

To give people access to your site, you can either add members to the Microsoft 365 group associated with the site, or you can share the site with others without adding them to a Microsoft 365 group. For more information on site permissions, see Understanding permission levels in SharePoint.

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.
   

2. Select Add members and select one of the following options.

   

   Add members to group to add members to theMicrosoft 365 group associated with your site (preferred method).

   After making this selection, the Group membership for the site will display. Select Add members, enter a name or email address, and select Save.

   Members added to the Microsoft 365 group are added to the SharePoint Site members permission group by default and can edit the site. They also have full access to the Microsoft 365 group resources such as group conversations, calendar, etc.

   

   Share site only to share the site with others without adding them to theMicrosoft 365 group associated with the site.

   Enter a name or email address, select the down arrow to select the SharePoint permission level, and then select Add.

   Sharing the site gives users access to the site, but they won't have access to the Microsoft 365 group resources such as group conversations, calendar, etc.

   

Change site permissions for individuals

To change the permission level for an individual or group, selectthe down arrow next to the SharePoint permission level for that person or group and select Full control to add them to the Site owners group, or select Read to add them to the Site visitors group.

Change site permissions for a member of a Microsoft 365 group

By changing the permission level of a member that is currently part of a Microsoft 365, you can change the level of control they have on your site without removing them from the Microsoft 365 group.

1. Select members at the top right corner of your site.
   

2. Select the down arrow next to the member to change and select a permission level.

   

Remove site permissions from individuals

In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, to remove someone who isn't a member of the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site:

1. Select Settings, and then select Site permissions.
   

2. Select the down arrow next to the permission level for the member to remove.
   

3. Select the down arrow next to the member to remove and select Remove.
   

   Note

   If a member is removed who was added using Share site only, and is also part of a Microsoft 365 group, they will still retain their permissions from the Microsoft 365 group.

Remove members of the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site

In SharePoint in Microsoft 365, to remove someone who is a member of the Microsoft 365 group associated with your site:

1. Select membersat the top right corner of your site.
   

2. Select the down arrow next to the permission level for the member to remove and select Remove from group.
   

   Note

   If a member is removed who was part of a Microsoft 365 group, but was also added using Share site only, they will still retain their permissions as an individual.

Add real-time chat

Connect to Microsoft Teams or other collaboration platforms to chat in real-time and share resources with the team. 

• To learn more about connecting to Microsoft Teams, see Create a Microsoft Team from SharePoint.
• To explore how other collaboration tools can integrate with SharePoint—bringing real-time communication, file sharing, and seamless teamwork directly into your workflows. For the most up-to-date instructions on connecting your preferred tools, please search online for the latest guidance from the respective providers. 

Additional settings and limits for your site

• For SharePoint in Microsoft 365 service, user, and storage limits, see SharePoint limits.
• To manage large amounts of data, see Manage large lists and libraries.
• Use Windows PowerShell to set storage quota and external sharing. Storage quota and external sharing can only be configured using Windows PowerShell. If you're an admin, you can do this by using Set-SPOSite. For information on managing groups with PowerShell, see Manage Microsoft 365 Groups with PowerShell.

Troubleshoot settings

• The most common problem with trying to change settings is not having the correct permissions. If you aren't sure what your permissions are, check with your SharePoint, network, or Microsoft 365 admin.
• If you have permissions, be sure of the version of SharePoint that you're using. For more information, see Which version of SharePoint am I using? If your site was built with an older version of SharePoint, it might be using the classic look. To change logo, description, or other settings, selectthe 2016 tab. SharePoint classic experience uses the same user interface for settings as SharePoint 2016.

You change the logo, title, and other settings on SharePoint Server 2016. For SharePoint team or communication sites, selectthe Modern tab.

Change the title, description, and logo for your SharePoint Server site

As owner, or user with full control permissions, you can change title, description, and logo for your SharePoint Server site.

1. Go to your site.

2. In the top right corner, selectSettings , or in top left, selectSite Actions .

3. SelectSite Settings.

   

4. Under Look and Feel, selectTitle, description, and logo.

5. Update the Title field. Add or edit the optional Description for the site.

   

6. Fill in an optional description or Alt text, then select OK.

Manage site permissions

Site permission levels are based on SharePoint permission groups. Members of a permission group can either visit the site without editing it (Site visitors), edit the site (Site members), or have full control of the site (Site owners).

To give people access to your site, you can either add members to a group associated with the site (preferred method) or you can share the site with others without adding them to a group.

To invite people to your site, use the site Share button. For more information, see Share a site.

To add people with a group, you can create a group, or use a pre-existing one and add members to that group. Groups provide varying levels of permissions that everyone in the group has, so it's easier to manage a number of users and what access they have. For more information, see Customize SharePoint site permissions.

Change site permissions

To change the permission level for an individual or group, selectthe down arrow next to the permission level for that person or group and select Full Control to add them to the Site owners group, or Read to add them to the Site visitors group.

Remove site permissions

To remove someone from a group associated with your site, follow these steps:

1. Go to your site.

2. In the top right corner, selectSettings , or in top left, selectSite Actions .

3. Select Site Settings.

   

4. Under Users and Permissions, selectSite permissions.

   

5. In Site permissions, selectthe group you want to remove a member from.

6. Select the user you want to remove.

7. Select Actions, and then selectRemove Users from Group.

8. Select OK.

For more information on how permissions work and the settings you can use, see Customize SharePoint site permissions.